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All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School

Torbay, TQ1 3RNPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2023
KS2 Results
48%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
22 1st-choice / 26 places
Ranking
#11,108
of 13,686 nationally

About All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School

All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School is a popular choice among local families, with 22 of the 26 places available for the 2025/26 academic year going to first-preference applicants. The school was oversubscribed by a ratio of 2. 35 to one, with 61 total applications for those 26 spots, indicating strong demand. While the school does not publish a parent recommendation percentage, the oversubscription figures suggest a solid reputation in the Torbay area. The school is a Church of England primary for mixed genders, ages 4 to 11, and is led by headteacher Andy Pugsley. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in March 2023, confirmed that the school 'remains Good', a rating it has held consistently across its previous graded inspections. The school has a capacity of 210 pupils and currently enrols 197, so there is a small amount of spare capacity, though the oversubscription data shows that demand outstrips supply for the reception intake.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressQuinta Road, Torquay, Torbay, TQ1 3RN
HeadteacherAndy Pugsley
Local AuthorityTorbay
Number of Pupils197
Free School Meals (FSM)24.9%
School Capacity197 / 210 (94% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

29 Mar 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (29 Mar 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 31 Jan 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVision

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:30

Breakfast club

07:45-08:50

After-school care

15:30-17:30

Source: allsaintsbabbacombe.stcmat.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.